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brony

brony

2 9.9
An adult man who likes the cartoon My Little Pony and joins its fan group
  • noun
  • /ˈbroʊni/
  • Jargon
: brony
  • As a proud brony, he spends his weekends creating fan art for the show.

Examples

How Involved

organizer
  • US
167 2.8
brony
  • Jargon
2 9.9
fan
∞ 1.0
casual
74 2.8

Surface Forms

brony singular
bronies plural

Morphology

brony = bro + pony (semi-transparent) = bro + pony + ny

Blend of 'bro' (male/friend) and 'pony' (the show/ponies) signals a male fan of My Little Pony, but the precise fandom meaning is slang and cannot be predicted by regular morphological rules.

Etymology

Brony is a fan-made blend of bro ('guy' or 'male friend') and pony (from the show 'My Little Pony'), created by fans online. So a brony is an adult man who likes that show and joins its fan community.